What I had thought was a jacaranda ....was not. A jacaranda has a compound bipinnate leaf, whereas the tree I saw with the large lilac blooms had large simple leaves.
What I saw was the Lagerstroemia speciosa. My mistake.
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Six Years
13 years ago
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The Jacarandas are impressive trees in May when covered with clusters of blue tubular flowers. The ground below them turns rapidly blue, and some gardeners might object to that quantity of litter. A variety 'Alba' with white flowers, and denser foliage, is occasionally available. Native to Brazil growing to 50' or larger. Moderate to fast growth during warm season. Bi-pinnately compound leaves hold till late in winter. Can be completely winter deciduous in colder areas
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Gillberk
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Yeah...you're so right. I spent 3 years in Australia and I still remember the Springtime Jacaranda season, when as you say, the streets are just carpeted with these lilac blooms.
Unfortunately they don't do so well here in the tropics.
Cheers.
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